This collection consists of the personal papers and other material of J. Fred Buzhardt, Jr. The papers date primarily from his tenure as Special Counsel and Counsel to the President from 1973 to 1974. In addition, there is some information about his father, J. Fred Buzhardt, Sr.
The material in the Strom Thurmond Collection Gubernatorial Series includes correspondence (both official and personal), campaign material, speeches and other items documenting Strom Thurmond's term as Governor of South Carolina from 1946-1951. Some of this material was originally part of the holdings of the South Caroliniana Library of The University of South Carolina and the South Carolina Department of Archives and History.